Seed-planter



(No Model.) 2 sheets-sheet 41.

L. LUPPBN.

SEED' PLANTER.

No. 271,345. Patented Ja,11.`30,18183.

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(No Model.) 2 sheetssheen 2.

L. LUPPEN.

SEED PLANTER.

No. 271,345. Patented Jan,.30,'1`883.

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UNrrnn STATES PATENT @Frisia LUPPE LUPPEN, OF PEKIN, ILLINOIS.

sEED-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,345, dated January 30, 1883. Application filed June 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: i

Be it kuown'that I, LUPPE LUPPEN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pekin, in the county oflazewelland Stateot Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seed-Planters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in seed-planters; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to provide novel mechanism for operating the seed-dropping device second, to provide novel devices and combinations thereof forperforming thefunctionshereinafter described. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is an elevation of my im provediinplement, showing` a guiding-wheel which opcrates the dropping mechanism, the parts constituting such mechanism, a plow-beam carrying a double furrow-opener, a subsoil furrowopener and seed-coverer, a reservoir for the corn or other seeds to be planted, and an adv justable tube for conducting said seeds to the furrows opened by the subsoil-plow, and handles for guiding the implement. Fig. 2 is a plan or top View, showing the seed-reservoir, a revolving disk placed therein,having formed in it seed-cells for containing the number of seeds for each hill, and a scraper for preventing more than the required number of seeds from passing to the conducting-tube. Fig. 3 is an elevation, partly in section, showing the parts enumerated in the description of Fig. 1, and in addition the frame of the seed-receptacle and the ratchet upon the under side of the revolvin g disk in which the seed-cells are formed. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation on line n: x ot' Fig. 5, showing the seed-receptacle, the seed- 4 guard therein, the revolving seed-disk, the lever which moves it, and the springs connected with said lever. Fig. 5 is an under side view of the seed-receptacle, showing the ratchetteeth on the revolving disk, the lever which operates the same, and a spring for returning it to its proper position after it has been moved by the pins placed in the guidingnheel; and Fig. 6 is a detached sectional view, showing a portion of the revolving disk, the seed-guard, and a spring for keeping the same in position.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In constructing an implement with my improvements attached for planting corn and other seeds in hills I provide any suitable form of beam A, which may be provided with any suitable form of cle-vis forconnecting the whifiietree thereto. The beam is by preference curved, as shown, and carries upon its lower inner portion a double m.oldboard,A2, which is designed to turn a furrow in both directions as it is moved forward, the point or shoe of said mold-board being double and constituting a part of said mold-board; or it may be separated therefrom and bolted to it in the usual or any approved manner.

To the inner surface of the mold-hoard A2, at or near its center, there is secured a bar of metal, A3, which extends rearward therefrom sufficiently far to admit of there being secured upon its outer end a subsoil-plovv, A, its office being to open a furrow or groove in the bottom of the one formed by the large plow or mold-board A2, and at the same time loosen and pulverize the earth to such an extent as to cause it to receive the seeds .and fall upon and cover them as the implement passes along.

This bar is secured to the mold-board by bolts or rivets at its forward end, and carries upon its outerend an adjustable guide, Af", itheing provided with a series of holes, in order that it maybe adjusted so as to cause the seedconducting tube to be near to or farther from the rear end of the subsoil-plow, and said tube may also be adjusted vertically by providing a series of holes in the bar A3 for the reception of the pin AG, upon which 'the guide A5 rests, as shown in Figs. l and 3.

As a means pf operating the droppin gvmeehanism soon to be described, and for the purpose of forming a guide for the mold-board A2,

there is attached to the beam Aat the properV point a yoke, B, which is made vertically adjustable on said beam by a strap', B', it being held in its fixed. position by bolts BZ, which pass through saidbeam and strap, and are provided with threads for holding the parts in their adjusted position. As a consequence of this arrangement of parts the yoke can be moved up or down,vso as to allow the wheel B3, which it carries, to enter the earth to any required depth, or to run on the surface there- ICO 2 aereas of, according to the circumstances under which the implement is used. For the purpose of providing for the automatic rising and falling of the wheel, in addition to the vert-ical adjustment above described, theyoke is provided at its lower ends with slots B4, in order that in the event of the wheel meeting with any obstruction-such as'a stickor-stone-it may rise up and pass it and automatically fall back to rc its proper position without having affected the depth `or" the furrow lormed by the plows.

The wheel B3, above alluded to, may have a sharpened outer edge to enable it to cut any cornstalks or grass that may liein its path; 01

it may have a beveled rounded periphery-,thus

causing it to act only as a guide-wheel. I prefer, however, to make it in two parts-a cen- -tral portion and a ring to lit thereon--so that said ring, ifsharp on its outer edge, may be zo removed and replaced by another having a broader surface. In either case it is to be provided with a series of'pins or projections, B5 B5, of which there may be any desired number, their office being to operate the seed-dropping mechanism, which consists of a sector-shaped arm or lever, B6, which is pivoted to the yoke B at a point sufficiently high above the plowbeam to allow the vpins which move it to pass under it when the-wheel is raised up or is passing over any obstruction, said wheel being placed upon an axle which passes through vthe two arms of the yoke, the outer ends ot' l which are provided with nuts to prevent said arms from spreading apart.

To the arni B6 there is plvoted a swinging dog or arm, B7, the lengthbf which is sufficient to allow -it to be acted upon by the pins or projections B5 as they pass it, and thus carry said dog or arm over the sector-shaped y 4o lever into the position in Figs. l and 3, the effect .bein g to cause the rod BB to carry forward VJthe free end of a lever, C, the opposite end of which is pivoted to the bottom plates of the seed-receptacle C', or to an arm formed there- Y 475 on, as shown at G2 in Fig. 5. Near the pivoted end of this lever there is formed a socket, G3, in which there is placed a spiral spring, C, the opposite end of which rests in a socketed bracket, C5, which is bolted to the lower plate 5o of the seed-receptacle. The rod B8 being adjustahly connected to the free arm of the lever U by means of a clamp, C, the position of the seed-cells in the revolving disk C" may be adjusted with reference to the gonducting pipe or tube C8, which delivers the seeds at a point justin rear of the subsoil-plow, said tube being adjustable vertically and horizontally, as abovedescribed. Theofceofthecoiledspring G4 is to return the rod B8 and the lever C to 6o vtheir normal positions after .the pins or projections inthe wheel B3 have carried them forward for the purpose of bringing one or more of the seed-cells over the conducting-tube.

Upon the lever C, at a point between its xed and free end, there is pivoted a dog or latch, D, it being provided at or near its center with a pin, around which there is a spiral spring, D', the opposite end of which rests upon theprojection formed on the lever G. rlhe ottico of said dog or latch and spring, and of causing them to be carried on the lever C, is to permit said dog or latch to engage with the ratchet-teeth upon the under surface of the revolving disk, soon to be described, as the free end of the lever' C is .carried forward.

The seed-receptacle heretofore alluded to consists of a vessel or cup, C', which is atl tached to the plow-beam by a single bracket, E, for the purpose of rendering it readily removable in shipping the implement, said vessel being of any desired dimensions and provided with a cover of the usual form, itslower' surface consisting of a plate of metal with an `upwardly-extemling lian ge, E', while at its center there is an opening into which the projecting portion D2 of the revolving disk enters, said portion being provided upon its lower edge with ratchet-teeth, as shown in Fig. 3. The upper portion of the disk is of sufficient diameter to cause it to cover the bottom of vessel or cup'C, and is provided with a row of seed-cells, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, which are of sufficient capacity to hold just the num- Vber of seeds or kernels which it is desirable to drop in one hill; or they may be of one-half or less of such-capacity, and a sufficient amount of movement may be imparted to the disk to bring two or more of them over the conducting-tube atone time; or the disk having in it a certain size of cells may be removed and replaced by another'having greater or less capacity of cells. I prefer to make the vertical portion of the seed-receptacle of theform shown in Figs. 2 and 3, in order that the seed-cells may be exposed to view at the point where they deliver the seeds to the conducting-tube, so that the operator can always see at a glance whether or not the seed is properly delivered, and -so that. he can at any time pass a rod or stick down through said tube, and thus clear it out should the seeds become clogged therein or its lower end be stopped up with dirt.

In case the operator pulls the plow backward in turning, or in case of removing any obstruction, the dropper is not affected.

For the purpose of preventing more than the required number of seeds or kernels from being carried to the conducting-tube by any one cell, there are placed iu the vessel or cup C Scrapers or seed-controllers F, which consist of an abutment, F', into which there is placed a plate of metal, F2, one end of which project-s through the wall ofthe abutment, and is beveled, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6, so that as the cells come in contact therewith all the seeds or kernels that are not below or even with the upper surface thereof are prevented from passing it, it being held down upon the surface of the disk by a spring, F3, by which means the breaking of the seed is prevented. p

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

.1. In an implement for planting corn and IOO IOS

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other seeds, the combination of the beam thereot', a wheel carrying pins or projections for operating 'the dropping mechanism, a yoke attached to said beam and carrying a sectorshaped arm or lever and a dog for engaging with the pins on or in the Wheel, a connectingrod, and a lever carrying a dog or latch for operating the disk containing the seed-cells, said lever being moved in one direction bythe force applied to give a forward movement to the implement and in the other direction auto` matically by the force of a spring, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, in a seed-planter, of a subsoil-plow carried upon a plate of metal attached at one end to the mold-board ot' the main plow and extending rearwardlyin a line with the base of the main plow, an adjustable' seed-tube attached to the handle ofthe main plow, said tube conducting the seeds to an ap- -erture formed in the rear portion of the subsoil-plow, and a moving seed-cell plate, as described, for depositing theV seeds in the tube, substantially as set forth.

`parts being arranged for joint operation subt stantially as set forth.

4L. The combination ofthe lever C, spring U4, socket C5, latch or dog D, its operating-spring D', and the rotating disk D3, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination ofthe beam A, the yoke B, sector-shaped arm or lever B6, arm BT, wheel B8, and suitable mechanism for communicating the movementof the arm to the mechanism which controls the dropping of the seeds, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereofl afx my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

' LUPPE LUPPEN. Witnesses:

El. F. FROEBE, W. HEMMINGHORN. 

